某生物兴趣小组为了探究蚯蚓生活环境,做了如下实验:将一个长方形的塑料盒用不透水的隔板分为三格,隔板高度为塑料盒的三分之二,在甲中放入土壤并用水淹没土壤,乙中加入疏松湿润土壤,丙中加入疏松干燥土壤,然后,在甲、乙、丙上分别放10条大小和生长状况相同的蚯蚓,放在适宜的环境中观察现象。请回答下列问题:
(1)该实验的变量是
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(2)放入蚯蚓后观察到的现象是
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出现这种现象的原因是
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(3)该实验的结论是
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